Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Halimah Yacob" in Malay language version.
Her Indian-Muslim father was a watchman who died when she was eight years old.
Notable female politicians include Dhanam Avadai, PAP Member for Moulmein (1965–1968), lawyer Indranee Rajah, the current Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Law and Ministry of Education, and Indian-origin politician Halimah Yacob, former Minister and current Speaker of Parliament.
If elected, she will be Singapore's first woman Speaker and will fill the post vacated by former Member of Parliament, Mr Michael Palmer, who stepped down last month due to an extramarital affair.
She added that her father, who died when she was eight years old, was born in Singapore, and she was brought up by her Malay mother.
The United Workers of Electronics and Electrical Industries dinner and dance on Friday night (Aug 4) was a homecoming of sorts for Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob. She was its executive secretary from 2004 to 2011, and is now advisor to the 60,000-strong union.
Her Indian-Muslim father was a watchman who died when she was eight years old.
She added that her father, who died when she was eight years old, was born in Singapore, and she was brought up by her Malay mother.
If elected, she will be Singapore's first woman Speaker and will fill the post vacated by former Member of Parliament, Mr Michael Palmer, who stepped down last month due to an extramarital affair.
The United Workers of Electronics and Electrical Industries dinner and dance on Friday night (Aug 4) was a homecoming of sorts for Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob. She was its executive secretary from 2004 to 2011, and is now advisor to the 60,000-strong union.
